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View article: Urban theory in anti-theoretical times
Urban theory in anti-theoretical times Open
This commentary engages with Robert W. Lake's cautionary piece ‘on resisting the seductions of theory’. It highlights points of agreement with Lake's argument, particularly on the place of theory within urban analysis, before outlining two…
View article: Nigel Dodd: An appreciation
Nigel Dodd: An appreciation Open
Professor Nigel Dodd was a long-standing and much-loved member of the Editorial Board of Economy and Society. He sadly passed away in August 2022. In this short piece, we express our heartfelt gratitude for Nigel’s contributions to the jou…
View article: The New Companion to Urban Design
The New Companion to Urban Design Open
During the mid-to-late 20th century, economic and social forces caused population decline in the
\ndeindustrializing, “shrinking” cities of many developed nations, particularly in the United States,
\nnorthern Europe, and the former Soviet…
View article: Between markets, firms and networks
Between markets, firms and networks Open
This chapter traces key aspects of the governance mix for the constitution of a cultural economy. An emergent cultural economy is also of critical interest for institutional analysis, and for a number of reasons. Firstly, such an analysis …
View article: The undergraduate dissertation
The undergraduate dissertation Open
LSE Sociologists, it is final year- that means dissertation! This blog is to provide some reassurance, and hopefully answer any questions you may have about the sociological dissertation. This is for you to refer back to as you progress th…